在过去的十年中，全球减少最底层的十亿人痛苦的愿望导致对国际发展的空前关注。国际机构，政府和非政府组织比以往任何时候都更加努力地提供适当的政策和干预措施。人类学在人道主义援助和在饥荒，自然灾害和战争等极端情况下陷入困境的人口生计的新观点的出现中发挥了关键作用。一方面，这导致对发生的事情进行彻底的重新思考，但另一方面，这导致人类学家有时在与反恐战争有关的议程中扮演有争议的角色。本课程研究这些当代问题和辩论，并探讨其含义。它还将它们设置为人类学学科。本课程将吸引来自不同背景的毕业生，包括：人类学，社会学，经济学
Over the last ten years, global aspirations to reduce the suffering of the ‘bottom billion’ have led to unprecedented attention on international development. International agencies, governments and NGOs are working more intensely than ever before to deliver appropriate policies and interventions. Anthropology has played a key role in the emergence of new perspectives on humanitarian assistance and the livelihoods of populations caught up in extreme circumstances such as famines, natural disasters and wars. On the one hand, this has led to a radical re-thinking of what has been happening, but on the other hand, it has led to anthropologists sometimes playing controversial roles in agendas associated with the ‘war on terror’. This course will provide you with insight into contemporary issues and debates and explores their implications. It also sets them in the context of anthropology as a discipline. The course will appeal to graduates from a variety of backgrounds, including anthropology, sociology, economics, politics, geography, law and development studies. It is suited for those interested in critically assessing the policies and practices of international development and humanitarian assistance to war-affected regions from an anthropological perspective. Anthropology at Brunel is well-known for its focus on ethnographic fieldwork. As well as undertaking rigorous intellectual training, you will be expected to get out of the library and undertake your own, original research - whether in the UK or overseas - and to present your findings in a dissertation.<br><br>Careers and your future<br>In addition to providing a firm grounding for doctoral research in the international environment or a research assistant position, this degree will enhance your professional development in many fields, including NGOs, international agencies (e.g. the World Health Organisation, the World Food Programme), the civil service (the UK Department for International Development) and the private sector.